WASHINGTON—Suppression of mass protests, deepening censorship, and threats to free speech fueled the 15th consecutive year of decline in global internet freedom, according to a new report released today by Freedom House. The report, Freedom on…
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#JustIN: Red Fort Blast Probe Uncovers Al-Falah Founder’s Hidden Network of Fraud and Firms
The Red Fort car blast investigation has taken a stunning twist with Al-Falah University founder Javed Ahmed Siddiqui now under scrutiny. Two main accused—Dr. Shaheen Saeed and Dr. Mujammil Shakeel—were…
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Sudani declares victory as his bloc leads Iraq’s general election
Sudani declares victory as his bloc leads Iraq’s general election – Daily Times
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Trump signs spending bill to end longest shutdown in US history
Watch: Trump signs bill to end longest US government shutdown President Donald Trump has signed a spending bill to reopen the government and end the longest shutdown in US history.
He signed the short-term bill into law just hours after the House…
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Why the division of Gaza could become the Middle East’s next frozen war
The Middle East may be approaching one of its most dramatic and controversial developments in decades — the de facto division of Gaza between Israel and Hamas. What was once dismissed as speculation is now…
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UN peacekeepers restore border markers along Blue Line separating Lebanon, Israel
BEIRUT, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) began restoring and reinstalling blue boundary markers along the Blue Line…
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House passes funding bill to end US shutdown – see how lawmakers voted | US politics
The US House of Representatives voted to pass the funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in US history. Trump signed the bill into law on Wednesday night.
The legislation comes in the wake of a Senate-brokered compromise in which a…
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Live updates: Trump signs bill to end longest shutdown in US history
How long will it take to go back to normal?published at 03:37 GMT
With the government reopened, some federal employees and contractors are expected to return to work as soon as Thursday morning. However, the full impact of the…
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Fossil fuel emissions rise again
Mark Poynting,Climate reporter and
Matt McGrath,Environment correspondent
ReutersThe world’s burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year, new figures show.
It is another sign that efforts…
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India says Delhi blast was ‘terror incident’
NEW DELHI:India’s government on Wednesday vowed to bring the “perpetrators,…
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